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ARRL Honorary Vice President, Past Director
Ed Metzger, W9PRN, SK
ARRL Honorary Vice President and Past Central Division Director Edmond
A. 'Ed' Metzger, W9PRN, of Springfield, Illinois, died February
26. He was 93.
An ARRL Charter Life Member, Metzger spent more than half his life serving
the League in a variety of capacities. ARRL CEO David Sumner, K1ZZ, said
he believes the highlight of Metzger's five decades of service to the
ARRL was his
chairmanship of the Administration and Finance Committee.
"Ed's professional expertise, love of Amateur Radio and the ARRL,
and plain common sense combined to enable him to make a unique contribution
in that role," Sumner commented.
Licensed in 1941, Metzger began his lengthy League service in 1957, when
he became Illinois Section Communications Manager (now Section Manager),
a post he held until 1980. From 1965 until 1981, he also served as ARRL
Central Division Vice Director. He became Central Division Director in
1981. That same year, the ARRL Board of Directors elected Metzger as an
ARRL Foundation Director, and hesubsequently served as the Foundation's
president from 1993 until 2001, when Dick Isely, W9GIG, succeeded him
as Director. The ARRL Board of Directors in 2001 named Metzger an ARRL
Honorary Vice President. He also was ARRL Foundation President Emeritus.
Metzger was a member of the Sangamon Valley Radio Club and the Quarter
Century Wireless Association, and he was a regular at the annual W9DXCC
gathering in Chicago.
A graduate of Springfield Junior College, Metzger also attended Lincoln
College of Law in Springfield. He was comptroller for Kerasotes Theatres
for more than 50 years.
Survivors include two sons - Ed, NL7LJ, and William, and three daughters
- Margaret, Molly and Lisa.
Visitation is Wednesday, February 28, 5-8 PM, at Kirlin-Egan and Butler
Funeral Home, 900 S 6th St, Springfield. Funeral mass will be held Thursday,
March 1, at 10 AM at Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 524 E Lawrence
Ave, Springfield.
The family invites memorial contributions to the Edmond A. Metzger Scholarship,
c/o The ARRL Foundation, ARRL, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111.
Source: The
American Radio Relay League
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